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China, Philippines urgedto manage overlapping sea claims

The Chinese Embassy in Manila said China and the Philippines have overlapping maritime claims in the South China Sea and called on both sides...

PCG rejects China claim over Bajo de Masinloc

THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has rejected Beijing’s claim that its vessels were at fault in the August 11 collision in Bajo de Masinloc,...

Two US warships go on patrol near Bajo de Masinloc

Two U.S. Navy warships were deployed near Scarborough Shoal (Bajo de Masinloc) on Wednesday, just two days after a collision between two Chinese vessels...

‘Cambodia-Thailand border dispute won’t affect SEAG’

AN ongoing border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand will not affect the preparations and staging of the coming 33rd SEA Games.  A Cambodian sports official...

PH resilient to ME risks, says BPI unit

BPI Securities Corp., the stock brokerage arm of Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), said the Philippine economy remains strong despite rising tensions in...

Amid rising tensions

THE covenant between the Philippines and the United States for the latter to sell 20 F-16 Block 70/72 fighter jets to the former may...

Syria, Lebanon pledge firm ties after years of tensions

Syria's new ruler and Lebanon's prime minister pledged on Saturday to build lasting ties during the first visit by a Lebanese head of government...

North Korea’s Kim says road blasts mark end of ‘evil relationship’ with South

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called South Korea a "foreign" and "hostile country" as he visited troops, state media reported Friday, adding that...

China attacks BFAR vessel while calling for “peaceful dialogue”

China “deliberately sideswiped” BRP Datu Cabaylo, a vessel belonging to the Philippines' Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), causing minor dents in the...

Iceland government collapses, new election set for November

Iceland's three-party coalition government collapsed Sunday over disagreements on policy issues, Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson said, with new elections to be held in November. Benediktsson,...

Israel says hit around 280 ‘terror targets’ in Lebanon, Gaza over weekend

Israel's military said on Saturday its forces had attacked roughly 280 "terror targets" during combat operations in Lebanon and Gaza over the Yom Kippur...

North Korean leader’s powerful sister warns of ‘horrible’ response to drones

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned Saturday that Seoul would face a "horrible disaster" if unmanned drones reached Pyongyang...

Blasts, shooting around Israeli embassies in Nordic capitals

Copenhagen, Denmark—Police in Denmark and Sweden said on Wednesday they were probing attacks around Israeli embassies in their capitals, which took place as Middle East...

DFA chief asserts Typhon missile system not a threat to China

Manila reassures Beijing that the deployment of a U.S. intermediate-range missile system on Philippine soil poses no threat to China, adding it will not...
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